What is CVE-2024-6159?

CVE-2024-6159 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pnfpb Push_notification_for_post_and_buddypress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-6159?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6159 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Pnfpb Push_notification_for_post_and_buddypress

CVE-2024-6159

The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL inject…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.025 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pnfpb Push_notification_for_post_and_buddypress
Unknown Push Notification For Post And Buddypress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6159?: CVE-2024-6159 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pnfpb Push_notification_for_post_and_buddypress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-6159?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6159 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.